Serving Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam & all of Saudi Arabia — Online
A Pakistani Therapist Who Understands Your World —
Online in Riyadh, Jeddah & Across Saudi Arabia
Over two million Pakistanis live and work in Saudi Arabia — carrying family responsibilities back home, demanding work, and struggles nobody around them has time to hear. Professional therapy in Urdu, English, or Punjabi, via Zoom, two hours behind Pakistan.
Why Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia Choose Healing with Attia
Culturally fluent, faith-respecting therapy — at a price built for people who send money home.
Both of Your Worlds
Family expectations from Pakistan, the pressures of Saudi work life, faith at the centre of both. No explaining your culture from scratch; Attia lives it.
Your Timezone, Almost
Saudi Arabia is just two hours behind Pakistan. Sessions 8am–6pm AST, Mon–Sat — after work or on weekends, usually bookable within the same week.
Total Privacy
No clinics, no waiting rooms, no paperwork through an employer. Sessions happen on Zoom from your own room, and no one has to know.
Priced for Real Life
PKR 5,000 — roughly SAR 65 per session. Professional therapy that does not compete with the money you send home.
How We Can Help
You don't have to carry it alone — specialized support tailored to what you're going through.
Depression & Low Mood
Feeling empty, exhausted, or disconnected from life? Evidence-based depression treatment — online, in Urdu & English.
Explore depression treatment →Postnatal Depression
Struggling after having a baby? You are not a bad mother. Treatment built around new motherhood — online, in Urdu & English.
Explore PND treatment →Marriage Counseling
Communication breakdown, joint family conflict, trust issues, pre-marital counseling — online, in Urdu & English.
Explore marriage counseling →Healing from Trauma & Emotional Pain
Hurt by someone you trusted — a partner, parent, or in-law? Trauma-informed therapy to process the pain and heal.
Explore trauma therapy →Anxiety & CBT Therapy
Panic attacks, social anxiety, chronic worry — CBT is the gold-standard anxiety treatment, online in Urdu & English.
Explore anxiety treatment →OCD & Intrusive Thoughts
Repetitive thoughts, compulsions, or religious OCD (waswasa)? ERP therapy breaks the cycle — online, in Urdu & English.
Explore OCD treatment →For Expats Across Saudi Arabia
Attia's practice is anchored in the Pakistani experience, but clients across the Kingdom include Indian, Bangladeshi, and wider Muslim expats navigating the same realities: distance from family, demanding work, and the search for a therapist who is culturally and religiously fluent rather than just available.
If you are searching for online counselling in Saudi Arabia or an English-speaking therapist in Riyadh or Jeddah — anxiety, depression, burnout, or relationship strain — the same door is open. Sessions in English, Urdu, or Punjabi.
Is Online Therapy Effective? What the Research Says
peer-reviewed studies confirm online therapy is as effective as in-person for anxiety, depression & PTSD
studies show online therapy for depression works better than no treatment at all
weekly sessions — after which half of people consider themselves recovered (APA)
Source: UCLA Health & the American Psychological Association
Your Therapist: Attia Altaf
Integrative Psychotherapist (CPCAB-UK)
I am a UK-certified Integrative Psychotherapist with over 8 years of experience working with Pakistanis at home and across the diaspora. My Saudi clients often arrive carrying years of unspoken weight — the kind that builds when your job is demanding, your family is far, and everyone depends on you.
With me you will never have to translate your culture, justify your faith, or minimise what you carry. We start from shared ground — in Urdu, English, or Punjabi — and work on what is actually hurting.
- Level 3 & 4 Diploma, Integrative Psychotherapy (CPCAB-UK)
- PhD in Media & Communication Sciences
- CBT, DBT, Trauma-Informed, Hara Therapy
- Sessions in Urdu, English & Punjabi
Affordable — Even from Riyadh or Jeddah
Sessions are charged in PKR — making professional therapy extremely accessible from Saudi Arabia.
Approximate SAR equivalent based on current exchange rates.
PKR 5,000 / 50-minute session
≈ SAR 65 per session at current exchange rates
One flat fee for every type of session — individual therapy, marriage counselling, anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma and more. Online, in Urdu & English, with no waiting list and no subscription.
Book a Session on WhatsAppPrivate therapy at clinics in Riyadh or Jeddah typically runs several hundred riyals per session. Same professional standard of talk therapy — priced so that weekly sessions never compete with what you send home.
Marriage Counselling for Pakistani Couples in Saudi Arabia
Separation, pressure, and a marriage holding it all together.
For many Pakistani families, Saudi work means years of living apart — a husband in Dammam, a wife and children in Pakistan, a marriage maintained across a two-hour time difference. Others live together in Riyadh or Jeddah under work stress and family expectations from home.
Online marriage counselling meets both realities: spouses join the same Zoom session from the same room — or from two different countries. Sessions in Urdu or English, fully confidential, with pre-marital counselling before nikah also available.
Online marriage counseling in Pakistan & abroad → · Muslim marriage counselling → · Pre-marital counselling →
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I see a Pakistani therapist online if I live in Saudi Arabia?
Yes. Healing with Attia offers online therapy via Zoom to Pakistani, South Asian, and Muslim clients across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah, Madinah and beyond. Sessions are in Urdu, English, or Punjabi.
What are the session timings for Saudi clients?
Sessions run Mon–Sat, 10am–8pm Pakistan time — that is 8am–6pm Saudi time (AST), just two hours behind. After-work and weekend slots are easy to arrange, usually within the same week.
How much does online therapy cost from Saudi Arabia?
PKR 5,000 per 50-minute session — roughly SAR 65 at current exchange rates. Private therapy in Riyadh or Jeddah typically costs several hundred riyals per session. Same professional standard, a fraction of the price.
Can I have therapy sessions in Urdu from Saudi Arabia?
Yes — Urdu, English, or Punjabi, switching freely mid-session. For many clients in Saudi Arabia, Urdu is the language their feelings actually live in.
Is therapy allowed and confidential in Saudi Arabia?
Seeking therapy is a private healthcare choice, and your sessions are exactly that — private. Everything happens online via secure Zoom from your own space. Nothing is shared with employers, sponsors, family, or anyone else.
I searched for a Pakistani psychologist in Riyadh — is this the same thing?
Attia Altaf is a UK-certified Integrative Psychotherapist (CPCAB), not a psychologist — but for talk therapy (anxiety, depression, trauma, marriage issues) a qualified psychotherapist is exactly the right professional. Read: psychiatrist vs psychologist vs psychotherapist.
Do you offer marriage counselling for couples in Saudi Arabia?
Yes. Both spouses can join the same Zoom session — from the same home in Riyadh, or one in Saudi Arabia and one in Pakistan, which is very common when work separates families. Pre-marital counselling before nikah is also available.
Is faith respected in therapy?
Deeply. Attia works with — never against — your faith. Therapy does not replace deen; it clears the anxiety, depression, or trauma that gets in the way of living it with presence. Religious OCD (waswasa) is a particular specialty.
Therapy That Understands Where You're From
No clinic visits. No employer paperwork. No one ever knowing. One WhatsApp message is the entire first step — slots this week, in your timezone.
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